Pulaski Day Parade in New York and Philadelphia this Sunday

New York, NY

New York City’s Fifth Avenue will close Sunday, October 1st, 2017, from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM as Polish-Americans join together in honor of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, hero of the American Revolutionary War who died at the battle of Savannah Georgia in October, 1779. The parade will step off from Fifth Avenue at 35th Street at 12:30 PM with the Honor Guard of the New York City Police and Fire Departments leading the way up 5th Avenue to 56th Street.

President Richard D. Zawisny is extremely happy to announce that His Eminence Polish Primate Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno, Poland will be the main celebrant of the 9:00 AM Liturgy at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue, New York on October 1st, 2017.

It is also announced that the Most Rev Canon Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn will concelebrate the 9 AM Liturgy.

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The theme of the 80th Pulaski Day Parade in New York City is “General Thaddeus Kosciuszko; Thaddeus Kosciuszko Hero of Two Nations”. The year 2017 marks the Two Hundred Anniversary of the death of General Thaddeus Kosciuszko who fought for American Independence and Poland Independence from Russian Czarist rule.

Honorable Slawomir Platta, Esq of New York City is the 2017 Grand Marshal of the tri state Pulaski Parade and he will lead the contingents of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and surrounding areas up Fifth Avenue. He invites all to attend the Parade and all of the events in honor of the Polish born Hero American Revolutionary General.

A breakfast will follow the 9:00 AM Mass Liturgy on Oct 1, 2017 at the 3 West Club on 51st Street. Contact David M. Kopala (908) 265-8165 for tickets and information.

“The Pulaski Day Parade has been celebrated on Fifth Avenue since 1937 and is the second longest active parade in New York City history and marches rain or sun”, said General Pulaski Memorial Parade Committee President Richard D. Zawisny

Philadelphia, PA

Mark Your Calendar and Plan to Attend the 84th Pulaski Day Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On Sunday, October 1, 2017, the 84th Annual Pulaski Day Parade steps off at 12 Noon from the Parkway in center city Philadelphia and will be televised on WPVI TV-6 ABC. The parade marches down the Parkway to 16th Street, turns and marches up the Parkway to the reviewing stands at Logan Circle at 19th Street. Live television coverage on WPVI TV 6 ABC begins at 12:30 PM. For information on how to watch the parade from your mobile device, click here to download the 6ABC Mobile App. For more information call the Museum during business hours at: (215) 922-1700.

This year the Pulaski Day Parade will highlight “The Year of Kosciuszko”, an International Celebration Marking the Life and Accomplishments of a Hero of Both Poland and America. The parade will also celebrate the history, culture and pride cherished by the Polish American community. During the 2017 Pulaski Day Parade, we will also mark the 409th Anniversary of the First Polish Settlers in America. A complete schedule of events will be listed in the next edition of the Polish American News, announced during the daily Polish American Radio Program and listed on PulaskiDayParade.com.

Kindly invite your family and friends to mark their calendars and plan to participate in the 2017 Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 1, 2017. For more information email Info@PulaskiDayParade.com.